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Oct 9, 2025 6:44 PM

Apple MacBook Pro 13" Touchbar (2017) 3.1GHz i5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Space Gray (Refurbished) $280 + $9.99 Shipping

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Stacksocial [stacksocial.com] has Apple MacBook Pro 13" Touchbar (2017) 3.1GHz i5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Space Gray (Refurbished) for $279.97. Shipping is $9.99.




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  • Intel Core i5 Performance
  • 3.1 13-inch (Mid-2017)
  • 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
  • 8GB of memory
  • 512GB of flash storage
  • 13.3" Retina display
  • 2560x1600 resolution
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Touch Bar
  • Keyboard
  • Trackpad
  • Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports: Allow both charging & expansion
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Stacksocial [stacksocial.com] has Apple MacBook Pro 13" Touchbar (2017) 3.1GHz i5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Space Gray (Refurbished) for $279.97. Shipping is $9.99.




About:
  • Intel Core i5 Performance
  • 3.1 13-inch (Mid-2017)
  • 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
  • 8GB of memory
  • 512GB of flash storage
  • 13.3" Retina display
  • 2560x1600 resolution
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Touch Bar
  • Keyboard
  • Trackpad
  • Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports: Allow both charging & expansion

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Oct 9, 2025 6:56 PM
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hilltopper06Oct 9, 2025 6:56 PM
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Personally I would just put the $280 towards an M4 Macbook Air ($799 at Amazon).
2017 is pretty ancient now. It is a solid device for content consumption due to the nice display and battery life, but I wouldn't want to do much heavy lifting with it anymore. Any cheap laptop with a Ryzen 5 is going to nuke the CPU in this Macbook in any sort of productivity tasks.
Maybe this would be good for an older user who just wants their iOS content to sync to a device with a larger display and keyboard?
Oct 9, 2025 6:59 PM
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DhryOct 9, 2025 6:59 PM
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You can install Linux on this.
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Oct 9, 2025 6:59 PM
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BabyBubba
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Oct 9, 2025 6:59 PM
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Thanks for posting. I'll venture a guess that the downvotes are due to the Intel processor, which has functionality issues with newer versions of iOS. Most Apple users steer clear of these as a result.
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Oct 9, 2025 7:05 PM
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Luigis3rdcousinOct 9, 2025 7:05 PM
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Quote from BabyBubba View quoted comment :
Thanks for posting. I'll venture a guess that the downvotes are due to the Intel processor, which has functionality issues with newer versions of iOS. Most Apple users steer clear of these as a result.
Also this model has the famous keyboard fiasco where they randomly get dust and don't register or they register different keys. I've had to work with people with this era MacBook and it was so annoying when they couldn't log into different functions with their passwords because the keyboards failed
Oct 10, 2025 3:51 AM
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axd1152Oct 10, 2025 3:51 AM
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This is also a weak dual core processor, whereas the 2018 model had huge cpu performance upgrade by using 4 core processor
Oct 10, 2025 7:36 AM
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Bulk_HoarderOct 10, 2025 7:36 AM
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$80 is about the right price point for this
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Oct 12, 2025 9:35 AM
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1gokart
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Oct 12, 2025 9:35 AM
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Stay clear of any Intel Apple products, unless it's free. Maybe the 2019 MacBook Pro 16" for $250.
This size and price, you can find 2020 MacBook Air 13" M1 for the same price and will destroy this in all categories.

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Oct 12, 2025 3:32 PM
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Dragonkey87Oct 12, 2025 3:32 PM
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2017 is already end of life you cannot transfer data or update latest Software . Its not worthy
Oct 12, 2025 4:00 PM
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firstrivalOct 12, 2025 4:00 PM
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The dual core processor is slow for even daily tasks. Need at least 2018 quad core to be useable.
Oct 13, 2025 4:03 AM
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ctzOct 13, 2025 4:03 AM
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Why always 13"? I will bite if it is 15.6".

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